Hold on to your brains, gamers: The rumor du-jour on the internet is that Sam (Spider-man) Raimi's film based on World of Warcraft will be happening earlier than had been suspected.
While Raimi's name has been connected to the project for a long time, yesterday's complete implosion of the next Spiderman flick may mean that Warcraft is moving up in Raimi's queue to the "next" position. According to movie-rumor site Ain't It Cool News:
"I feel confident in saying that the next film we'll see from Raimi is going to be WARCRAFT... which after AVATAR, the concept of world building that particular universe could be astonishing - especially in 3D - especially after what Cameron just unleashed upon the globe. World creating Science Fiction & Fantasy... done by visionary filmmakers ... well, it is a premium. We got THE HOBBIT coming, looks like an AVATAR 2... but the word I hear is that today - the phone lines were burning between a certain legendary locale and Raimi's folks about firing up the furnaces to forge the weapons of war."
I've been down with Sam Raimi's since The Evil Dead, and he's probably among the only three people on Earth with a whisp of a chance of doing justice to a Warcraft movie (The other two: James Cameron and Peter Jackson). But I'm leery of the project for a simple reason: Movies based on video games suck. It's an immutable rule of films.
You could spend all day arguing why this is the case, or whether it can be different in the future, but the fact remains: Almost all previous evidence indicates that suckitude is certain in a film based on a game.
But can Raimi destroy the trend, and turn out a movie worthy of Warcraft? Maybe. He's among the greatest film-makers of all time, and the Warcraft universe provides some solid material for a 3D epic, but if I were a betting man, I'd still put my money on "This movie will suck," if only because the pop cultural landscape is littered with the charred husks of films based on beloved games. If you had put your money on "suck" with every video game based movie since Super Mario Brothers, you'd be a rich man... although you'd push on Mortal Kombat and Silent Hill.
Update: Just a quick calrification: According to Variety, Sam Raimi's project is currently titled "Warcraft," but the is based on World of Warcraft. As for when/where in the Warcraft-verse the movie takes place, it hasn't been announced, and, quite frankly, I imagine it hasn't been determined yet.
Source: AICN
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Willis_Ax
I thought this was gonna be a movie on Warcraft. Not WoW. That's kinda stupid. -.-
sylvansorrow
I think you guys are looking at it wrong, Its not confusing because its based off World of Warcraft yet called Warcraft, infact I would be shocked if it was based off of World of Warcraft specifically at all. More reasonably it will be based on lore from the warcraft universe which is rather rich and expansive. Personally I hope he pulls it off as sam raimi is one of my all time favorite directors, and from everything Ive heard, one of the nicest guys.
barryking
WoW gold really plays such an important role in World of Warcraft. I will need a lot of wow gold in the game.so every time i will come to wow-gold-team.com, which is my favorite website.:)
Otetiani
There is a large amount of lore in the Warcraft universe to be considered here. Were talking about more than all of Tolkiens' works combined. The movie will obviously not be based on WOW, but on the plethora of storyline that exists outside of quests or dungeons. Four years pass in the time between Warcraft 3 and WOW. So technically it's not based on just a game. This is the first movie based on a MMO anyway (that I know of). I think it will be great.
marsher
A World of Warcraft movie? Oh, God... save us all...
Canid117
Wasn't this already confirmed a while ago?
Deathinflames
It's more fair to say that MOST video game movies suck (especially the licensed superhero titles *wince* ), not all. The Resident Evil movies that have already been mentioned were awesome, and I did like the original Mortal Kombat.
If he can get World of Warcraft done right, I'll be pleasantly surprised, especially if it manages not to be a Lord of the Rings clone.
blueboykc
ummm says world of warcraft right at the top dude..
DSrlaagyoenr
It is suppose to be a Warcraft movie, not a WoW movie. The last thing we know about the movie is it is suppose to take place about one year before the WoW story begins.
Read more: http://g4tv.com/thefeed/blog/p ost/701805/Sam-Raimis-Next-Pro ject-May-Be-World-Of-Warcraft. html#ixzz0cQtQUCLp
Drop_Six
I think Raimi should be doing Evil Dead 4 instead of a movie about elves and dwarves killing the same boss over and over and over and over and over for loot.
blueboykc
i dont see how anyone could make a decent senseable movie from that game..it would have to be at least a long series of movies..the games just too huge to condense..
altizar
Or The Lich King saying to Jeana, "Hail to the King, Baby!!"
altizar
Seriously, I WANT to see an Orc Hunter shout "This is my BOOM Stick!!"
justabum
im sorry but sam raimi should not be doin WoW..he shouldnt have done spiderman for that matter..its just me..evil dead was good..but c'mon..puttin him and peter jackson and james cameron in the same league is a crime..
Thunderkleize_
Movie Games suck is more of a guideline than rule.
Silent Hill movie was decent. First 2 Resident Evil movies were okay as well.
sunrisepromo
Yeah, that movie was already made. It was called "Lord of The Rings." Seriously, a WoW movie? Even with the awesomeness that is Sam Raimi, that just sounds kind of lame to me.
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